Dim bulbs at the county building

Those cracks about there being a dim bulb in the Hamilton County Administrator's office (pictured) apparently are true.

The office of County Administrator Patrick Thompson has been torn up as workers try to change the light fixtures.

Now, the light fixtures and ceiling tiles in that office are more than 20 years old. The result is that many of the aging fixture are konking out, resulting in literally dim bulbs or bulbs not working.

The fixtures are so old, six of them have to be replaced with new ones -- costing about $15 each.
Because the ceiling tiles are so ancient, they have to be special-ordered. County workers insist that sounds much more expensive that it actually will be but no one has costs today.